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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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